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comes the purchaser: Ih the meantime the
lender Is not pressed for payment and wheI
at the end OF twelve months thereafter ht
the lender to pay the debt he learns for the rS
time, when 1t is too late TO redeem, that the
mortgage has been foreclosed. The mortgage
has passed into an absolute deed, and he has
sold his property, possibly all he has in the
world, for fifty cents on the dollar of its value
This is no fancy picture, but is simply what has
actually occurred, not once, but many times
The statute should be so amended as TO require
personal service OF copy Of the notice on the
owner OF the property. when known, or shown Of
has ss s%
should have been suffered 30 continue IN this
6bjectidnahle condition so long. =,
Many bills werb introduced In the last LSgis
lature that by their terms were antagohistic II
the railroads OF the State. / am no advocate
OF the right OF railroad against the right oi
individuals, but both should stand ON an equal
footing. BY an examination OF the report OF
the Commissioner Of Railroads you will ascer-
tain that the average local rate per ton pei
mile OF freight hauled in the State OF Michigan
last year Is 92100 OF cent. per ton per mile
or to put the little more plainly, IL is the
hauling OF a ton OF freight, which would make a
good wagon-load for a farmers tenn, 100 miles
for 90 CENTS or % cents to take the same load tO
o SM so 81 pau %e SS tdRsEs dSn
are obliged TO incur tho expenses OF
loading and unloading such merchandise The
railroads of the State are paying for labor alone
600 per annuin, and are to-day employing over
10000 mon Add to this large force the num-
ber OF men engaged in manufacturing cars ties,
| fences, telegraph poles and other materials
used by roads, and you will find that at least
10000 people are supported by them, which, OF
course, include their families. These people
| are fed by the products of your farms, which
| are thus given home market. have brought
this matter to your attention to simply ask you
that no legislation shall be had that will dis
thrb the present prosperity Of the State and the
| amicaDle relations that exist between all
Glasses OF lbs people. Let us hope that the
| present beginning of another era Of prosperity
| may be long uninterrupted
The State troops are thoroughly armed and
/ equipped. Nearly all are armed with the new
improved Springfield rife, and the whole force
is well uniformed, much Of it being new. Two
years ago the military fund was largely over
| drawn and many debts left us as a legacy. Six
| companies have been added to the force, as pro-
| vided by the last Legislature, which have been
mustered, armed and uniformed and to-day
this department is out of debt and a handsome
balance has been turned over for the ensuing
year.
This state Of affairs is largely due to tho able
and untiring energy OF Brigadier General j. H.
Kidd, Inspector General; Brigadier General
| Geo. A. Hart. Quartermaster General, and to
the State Military Board consisting OF Colonel
Henry M. Dufield, Inspector General Kidd and
ture has been carefully considered and all pos
sible economy consistent with the efficiency OF
the troops has been practiced.
OF the troops It can be truthfully said that no
| finer body of men are enrolled in any State, and
their drill 10 rs hear perfection the most crit
| ical ARMY officer could ask, This is due to the
| 1abors OF Brigadier General /. G.. Smith, COM
manding, ably seconded by the commanding
officers OF regiments and companies.
The discipline of the men in camp when off
duty can, and trust will, be improved. The
force is made up mostly Of young men who look
| upon camp life somewhat ss holiday season.
and while they are always ready, promptly, for
duty when called, yet when of duty they can
not always forget they were once boys, nor al
ways IT member they are now soldiers, and are
too apt to practice boyish ways nothing, how
ever, of a vicious character None the less they
are a splendid body of men, and their presence
| in the State is indispensable.
l commend the several reports Of the Adjutant
General, Inspector General, and Quartermaster
| General to your careful scrutiny
Brig. Gen. John Robertson, Adjutnnt General;
has filled his Office continuously from the COM
mencement Of the war TO the present He is
n Che q Ws as Il s6a State e sToJp Ssd ne
| n warm spot in his heart for him
wish to publicly thank the members of NV
staf, Brig Gems. j. H. Kidd and Geo. A. Hart
co.'s. j. sumner Rogers, Henry NJ. Duffield,
Chas; ID. Long, ID. B. Anger, Jas. N. Cox, Aaron
y. Bliss and Jas. A. Kellogg, Lieut.. Coils. C. NJ.
Devlin and Geo. H Hopkins. Majors A. +. Par
sons and q. X. Osmun, for their uniform atten-
tion to their duties when required All veter-
ans, all carrying the scars of wounds received
In battle, they made up a military family of
whom any Executive may be proud.
The Military Academy at Orchard Lake is, In
measure q State institution receiving, how.
does it's chief, Col Rogers, ask any. It is d
most excellent school One can always detect
q cadet from the Academy by his military bear
Ing
In order to encourage the young men who re-
ceive their education there, recommend that
a law be passed authorizing tho Executive to
commission all graduates Of that Academy as
line officers in this State, without command or
pay, but subject to call at any time by the State
should their services be required
also recommend that the law include gradu-
ates in the excellent military department of
the Agricultural College, which has also my
most hearty sympathy and approbation: Pro
stitution are residents Of this State.
am well aware that now approach chat
tie field" bristlng with the bayonets of different
opinions, and that am subjecting myself to a
fire from many quarters. However, this great
question must be met and trust it will be, re-
eardless Of any motive save what is for the best
public good.
In my inaugural two years since I recoir-
mended the abolition Of the contract labor sys-
tenn. 1t was then sentiment. and so little seri-
ously considered by myself that when, at the
closing hours Of the session OF tho Legislature,
such bill was passed, after mature
thought !. felt obliged to defeat the meas
ure and prevent 1t from becoming q
law. This was very humiliating to
me for the reason that had to publicly confess
that my recommendation that such a law be
passed was not well considered. was urged
by people Of all political parties, in great num-
bers to alloy the measure to become a law, but
could not do so under my convictions that it
time have taken much pains to get all the
light possible upon the subject, and the more
investigate the matter the stronger are my con-
victions that the contract system is the best and
safest and ought to stand. There are but four
conditions possible to adopt for convicts These
are, the contract system, the piece-price sys-
TEN, the State account system, and idleness.
The latter am sure you will not consider for a
moment, IL means solitary confinement, de-
generation, and destruction. There Is no con-
dition so dreaded by prisoners as being locked
in their cells I'm idleness. It DESTROYS the mind
and body, and the piteous appeals of prisoners
so confined TO be taken out and set to work, 1
am credibly informed, are terrible to witness.
This, then, reduces the number to three. am
fully aware that political parties Of every pro-
fession declaim against the contract system.
Have they considered it fullyP We will take
urged against IL is that 1t brings the product of
labor OF convicts intcompetition with honest
toll: II this 10 correct, and weiwill suppose
IL Is for the moment can IL possibly be
avoided? First, IL is fair TO suppose that the
convict before his arrest and confinement
was producing something. II he was not, the
State ought to mako him do so, and every
honest hard-working laborer should say
amen" to it. II no was producing something
before conviction, then his product is not in
creased, nor is honest labor wronged by his
change OF location. Taking, then, for granted
that these prisoners must work, we have this
state of affairs that must be met. II they work,
as they must they must produce something. II
produced, such articles are manufactured
must be placed on some market, and IL on some
market they must be sold at, above. or below
the regular market price. III the price be at tho
market rates, then, of course, the competition
is n fair one II above, the goods could
not be sold, and that would be
would be done to honest labor, and all COM
petng works would be obliged to either re-
duce the price Of labor or close their doors. 1
do not believe contractors are in tho habit OF
cutting prices, and so far as have been able to
learn this Is not the ease. The whole question
resolves itself into this alone.shall the State